1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service b/contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service
index bd492544b6..38d369ea3d 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service
@@ -4,11 +4,8 @@
 #    systemctl enable matrix-synapse
 #    systemctl start matrix-synapse
 #
-# This assumes that Synapse has been installed by a user named
-# synapse.
-#
 # This assumes that Synapse has been installed in a virtualenv in
-# the user's home directory: `/home/synapse/synapse/env`.
+# /opt/synapse/env.
 #
 # **NOTE:** This is an example service file that may change in the future. If you
 # wish to use this please copy rather than symlink it.
@@ -26,7 +23,7 @@ User=synapse
 Group=nogroup
 
 WorkingDirectory=/opt/synapse
-ExecStart=/home/synapse/synapse/env/bin/python -m synapse.app.homeserver --config-path=/home/synapse/synapse/homeserver.yaml
+ExecStart=/opt/synapse/env/bin/python -m synapse.app.homeserver --config-path=/opt/synapse/homeserver.yaml
 SyslogIdentifier=matrix-synapse
 
 # adjust the cache factor if necessary